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Exclusive Moriann Fischer Boel article inside. EU farm ministers have given unanimous support to the Commission's ambitious plans to simplify the CAP by adopting a Common Market Organisation. EU leaders have agreed fresh targets for biofuels use in all fuel of 10% by 2020 and for 20% renewable energy use by the same year. Russia has threatened to block imports of meat products from all EU-27 countries unless the Commission can prove the safety of their exports. The UK Chancellor's 'Green Budget' - including measures to boost biofuels use - received a mixed response from UK farmers. High costs for feed and manure disposal are eating into the profits of Dutch pig producers. World maize prices are forecast to rise steadily until 2009/10 when production growth will finally catch up with the rise in consumption.